Loading platform



Jan.13,193i. J. G. TAWSE 1,789,027

LOADING PLATFORM Filed Oct. 11. 1929 4 7 this 'art and" as Patented Jan. 13, 1931 7 JOVEN e. rawsn, or nvnns'moiwj'rtnmorsf ronnme rnarroam:

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. for facilitating the loading and iinloadinglof,

8 vehicles at the platform. a

The device. embodied in this inventioninay be-u'sed at any level in buildingss platforrns, and the ;like 'where loading and fro1n vehicles is being carried-on.

and unloading platform much time is V lost'dueto the maneuvering of the vehicles tolalig'n them 'properly wit-h the platform; and, in many cases where it is not posslble to obtain a sufiicientlygood alignmenhdouble handling becomes necessary in order totransfer goods from the vehicle bodytothe plata former viceversa.hilt-is particularly difii: air cult in alleys and narrow drive ways along side of ware houses'jandloading'platforms to obtaina good contact between the platform and the vehicle body Such for-instance, as a" truckbody for loading'andunloading.

engaged by a vehicle body and'cau'sed the pressureof the body to forma pract cally perfect butt joint with the rear end of the body. r

7 lei also a purpose of this inventioii' to provide a device of; this character in which the; movable portion of the platform ,isso

mounted gas to normally maintainitself in ,;alignment with theside' edge of theloaded' platform. a

Otheraand more specifici'objects and -advantages of this invention will appearasthe deg, scription proceeds inconnection with the 110- Y 6% companying drawings; It is to 'be under= stood, however, that the invention is not limited "to the particular details shown and describedmnd that ritiincludes'su'ch t f levels .of-vehiclesbodie s thatr aretozbe used modifications as would occnr to oneskilled in l w il ei e n w soas to take careof anyvariations-in the ver- 1 s? a, a. 'In' h d aw ngs;

' at the door of the building i unloading r v. 7 j teif' substantially at the edge'of thebuilding 10 jln many ea's'eswhere vehicles are loading asshown at 17 j in Fig, 3

Fig. 1 is a op plan' view ofthe vi -shb ,ing it jasvforming part of thefloadinig platform 7 Fig, 2 of ithe device shown in iFig-g 1 and Referring now in detail totheldrawings,

c. device' consist's essentially'of aplatform u as foriinstance at 8. The movable platform, 00' therefore, is substantiallysemicircular. This platform may .be made of any suitable mate-v. rial capable oifwithstanding the loads appliedlth'ereto. The movable platform is ;suppolfte d by means of a channel beam lOeXtending across the front thereofand pivoted fasg'a'tll. by: means 'o'f a pin 12 to the floorofa'pit 13in which .itoperates. .Alsojf along' ntlie curved joint between tliepmovableplatform and the 7 main flooifl portion' fi there are provided sup portingfmeans consisting of a, trackway 14 e V l r and suitable rollers 1'5vso'asto "form-Strolling. One of the purposes of this inventionl sto. provide means on the platformwhich can be bearing for the periphery ofthe movable section d-- j In orderto avoid tipping of themovable R et eniw i hm ht-be PQ bl f I I stance it"occupied' the position-shown in V dotted lines shown inFig. :5 landithe heavy I load were placed gat l6,-there,,areprovided in connection .with,'thelrollers and track 'just described a" series-of; securing;;pl ates such v which plates extend beneathflthe track so as to normally clear. it,

but whichjare adapted;t0 engage the track 51' upon a slight upward movement ofthe sec- The front channel IOioiyins baflle against which thebaclr endof the vehicle such 1 as the truck 18 illustrated in Fig. 1 maylenwgage. This baiile may, of course,.be-made of any} suitable helght-to adapt itto the various;

in: connection with: the, loading;platform, 3. Preferably it iszmade of considerable height hicle bodies an'd prevent their being damaged by striking'tliefsolid wall'l9-helow the baflie. The actiolnsof the, platiform when the f've-n hicle approaches isbelieved.to-be cleanfrom l for said movable section including a track and a plurality of rollers, said rollers and 7 track being mounted along the meeting edges of said stationary floor and movable section.

8. .In a loading platform having a stationary floor portion, a movable section at one edge of said platform, said section meeting said floor portion along the arc of a circle and being mounted to turn about the center of said circle, said movable section'being substantially semi-circular in plan and having its center of rotation at one edge of said platform.

'9. In a loading 7 platform having a stationary floor portion,

a movable section atone edge of said platform, said section meeting said floor portion along the arc of a circle and being mounted to of said circle, 7 ly maintaining said movable section in one definite position relativeto said floor portion.

turn about the center 10. In a loading platform having a station! a movable section at one ary floor portion, edge of said platform, said section meeting said fioor portion along the erect a circle and being mounted to turn about the center means pivotally supporting said movable section and means at the meeting edges of said portion and section to pre:

of said circle,

vent tipping of said movabl'esection.

In Witness whereof, I

my name this 9th day of October, A. D. 1929.

JOHN G. TAWSE.

and spring means for normalhereunto subscribe l 

